Sermon: Blessed Are Those Who Hunger and Thirst for Righteousness | Matthew 5:6 | The Beatitudes

Pastor Colin Smith preached this sermon "Blessed Are Those Who Hunger and Thirst for Righteousness" (Matthew 5:6) on the Beatitudes at The Orchard EFC in suburban Chicago in 2012.

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Blessed Are Those Who Hunger for Righteousness
Matthew 5:6; Isaiah 55:1-13

October 27th / 28th 2012
by Pastor Colin S. Smith

"Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied." Matthew 5:6

This fourth beatitude is really a turning point in the series. The first three have been about our need, about our desperate position...

1. Blessed are the poor in spirit—being "poor in spirit" means I know that before God, I do not have what it takes.

2. Blessed are those who mourn—why would I mourn? Because I see that my sins are many. They've been costly to me and to others, and most of all, they were unspeakably costly to Jesus Christ;

3. Blessed are the meek—I grow in meekness because I see that God has not treated me as my sins deserve (Psalm 103). He has treated me with grace and kindness.

The first three beatitudes are about seeing your own position. This fourth beatitude moves us forward. It speaks about the desire that arises out of the work of the Holy Spirit in the first three beatitudes.

Roots-Life-Fruit pattern
There is a roots-life-fruit pattern to these beatitudes. The first three beatitudes deal with our need: We are poor in spirit because we do not have what it takes to live as God commands. We mourn because our sins are many. We become meek rather than self-willed and defiant, because we do not have the ability to direct our own lives wisely.

These are the roots of a godly life, and out of this awareness of our need, comes a deep longing for what we do not have: A hunger and thirst for righteousness—a desire to be like Christ, who is the Righteous One.

This is the life of godliness that springs from the work of the Holy Spirit in the life of a believer. The soul of a godly life is a hunger and thirst after Jesus Christ and His righteousness. This life produces the beautiful fruit of mercy, purity of heart and peace.

Then, there is an eighth beatitude, which reminds us that the person who pursues this righteous life will not only be blessed by God but persecuted in this world.

Now, following our usual pattern, our aim today is to get inside what Christ is calling us to. What does it mean to hunger and thirst after righteousness? Then next week we will look at how we can pursue this.

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